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Madagascar vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Madagascar is 4.2% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% less in Madagascar
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Madagascar
Transportation: pay 46.1% more in Madagascar
Housing: pay 36.2% more in Madagascar
Childcare: pay 46.8% more in Madagascar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.3% less in Madagascar
Clothing: pay 49.3% less in Madagascar

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, and groceries in Madagascar are more expensive than in Georgia. Expenses including clothing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are lower in Madagascar.

Madagascar vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Madagascar instead of Georgia, you would:

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pay 20.4% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Madagascar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL25.95	$3.04 MGA13,696	-68.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.16	$4.73 MGA21,301	-45.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$0.82 MGA3,692	+1.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.62 MGA2,803	+30.8%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Georgia	Madagascar
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$0.88 MGA3,948	+60.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.68	$5.36 MGA24,147	+49.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.79	$3.89 MGA17,512	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.36	$1.97 MGA8,875	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.22	$2.63 MGA11,865	+14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.38	$0.64 MGA2,886	+24.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.86	$0.33 MGA1,495	-52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.57 MGA2,549	-16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.03	$0.41 MGA1,841	-45.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.29 MGA1,291	-8.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.40 MGA1,823	+39.4%
Average			+0.4%

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pay 46.1% more for transportation

	Georgia	Madagascar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.54	$4.44 MGA19,995	+3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.84	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL49,907.41	$12,651.72 MGA57M	-31.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.37	$17.17 MGA77,327	+166.4%
Average			+46.1%

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pay 36.2% more for housing

	Georgia	Madagascar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.36	$60.23 MGA271K	+283.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,193.22	$257.49 MGA1M	-41.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL843.79	$71.69 MGA323K	-77.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.65	$44.95 MGA202K	-19.6%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 46.8% more for childcare

	Georgia	Madagascar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL531.59	$46.54 MGA210K	-76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,616.24	$8,634.52 MGA39M	+170.1%
Average			+46.8%

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pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Madagascar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.49	$0.82 MGA3,677	-51.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.72	$1.33 MGA5,987	-46.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.03	$1.73 MGA7,809	-41.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL120.90	$29.94 MGA135K	-33.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.37	$6.47 MGA29,154	+21.4%
Average			-30.3%

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pay 49.3% less for clothing

	Georgia	Madagascar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.54	$19.48 MGA87,715	-69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.10	$17.20 MGA77,483	-57.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL269.52	$70.84 MGA319K	-29.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.01	$55.48 MGA250K	-40.2%
Average			-49.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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